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Bitterness is soul suicide

Bitterness is soul suicide. False Belief #1: My bitterness will punish the other person for the wrong they did. Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. False Belief #1: My bitterness will punish the other person for the wrong they did. Truth:

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Bitterness is soul suicide

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  1. Bitterness is soul suicide

  2. False Belief #1: My bitterness will punish the other person for the wrong they did.

  3. Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

  4. False Belief #1: My bitterness will punish the other person for the wrong they did. Truth: We are punishing only ourselves!

  5. False Belief #2: If I let go of my bitterness, injustice will win.

  6. False Belief #2: If I let go of my bitterness, injustice will win. Truth: “Justice is mine, says the Lord. I will repay.”

  7. False Belief #3: Bitterness keeps me in control of the situation.

  8. False Belief #3: Bitterness keeps me in control of the situation. Truth: Bitterness is allowing someone else to rule your life.

  9. False Belief #4: A little bitterness won’t hurt me.

  10. False Belief #4: A little bitterness won’t hurt me. Truth: A root of bitterness grows like a weed.

  11. False Belief #5: My bitterness is my own business!

  12. False Belief #5: My bitterness is my own business! Truth: Bitterness defiles many.

  13. Antidote #1: Recognize you are bitter.

  14. Antidote #1: Recognize you are bitter. Antidote #2: Know: No one has no power to thwart God’s purposes in your life.

  15. Antidote #1: Recognize you are bitter. Antidote #2: Know: No one has no power to thwart God’s purposes in your life. Antidote #3: Find the place of our common humanity.

  16. Darrell Hammond

  17. Darrell Hammond I realized that at one time she was an innocent child, just like me.

  18. Thich Nhat Hanh

  19. “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.” Thich Nhat Hanh

  20. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change. Thich Nhat Hanh

  21. The moment you understand compassion is born in your heart and now it is possible for you to forgive . . . not before that. Thich Nhat Hanh

  22. Will you choose instead to drink deeply from the wells of grace?

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